Chat & Reminisce Memory Aids for Seniors and Suitable for those Living with Dimentia

Conversations carry stories, and memories are the threads of who we are. In Chat & Reminisce, we offer tools and prompts that help people share, remember, and connect. These aren’t busywork — they are invitations.

Memory Aids for Conversation

A memory card, a familiar song, a photo album — these simple items can unlock moments. One person may tell a childhood memory. Another may respond with a song or a scent. You sit, listen, add something small. It becomes a shared moment.

Get together and chat

Groups gather around tables; pairs sit quietly in corners. A prompt here, a question there. A board with prompts, a tactile item to hold while speaking. These tools help people whose words may falter, giving them something to lean on.

You’ll find conversation kits, memory prompts, life-story tools, and linked sensory ideas. Use them gently, one at a time. Don’t rush. Watch how people shift — a quiet face becomes thoughtful, then expressive. A shrug becomes a story.

Where to Start

If you’re not sure where to start, begin with childhood — the first home, a favourite game, a pet name. Use photos, sounds, small textures. Let the memory lead the chat, not the tool. And in that space, people feel seen, heard, and present again.